Travel Advice for Concerts at Blackweir - June 27th & July 2nd, 3rd, 9th

A series of concerts will be held at Blackweir Fields alongside the River Taff in Cardiff this summer, from June 27th through to July 9th.

To ensure all those attending the concerts can get into and out of the venue safely, there will be road closures in Cardiff city centre from 4pm until midnight for these events.

The events are as follows:
Noah Kahan – Friday, June 27th
Alanis Morrisette – Wednesday, July 2nd
Slayer – Thursday, July 3rd
Stevie Wonder – Wednesday, July 9th

The M4 motorway is expected to be very busy for these concerts – so please plan ahead.

For up to date traffic information on the motorway and trunk roads go to the Traffic Wales website, or @TrafficWalesS on X and Facebook.

Anyone attending these concerts are strongly advised to plan their journey in advance and get into Cardiff early.

Find answers to some frequently asked questions about the forthcoming Blackweir Live concerts.

Road Closures

For all the concerts, the following roads will be closed between 4pm and midnight to facilitate these events.

• Castle Street throughout its length, from its junction with Westgate Street
• Duke Street and Kingsway
• North Road from its junction with Colum Road throughout to Boulevard De Nantes
• Boulevard De Nantes at its junction with Park Place (Access for buses and taxis. Residents will be managed to Greyfriars Road)
• Cowbridge Road East from Cathedral Rd through to its junction with Westgate Street with access to Westgate Street being permitted.

Access to part of the Civic Centre will be controlled throughout the day from 7am. Roads affected include: King Edward VII Avenue, Museum Avenue, City Hall Road, College Road and Gorsedd Gardens Road.

The right-hand turn from Colum Road into Corbett Road will also be suspended for the road closure times to permit and manage access to residents and business off Corbett Road.

Trains

Transport for Wales (TfW) and Great Western Railway (GWR) have issued travel advice for all those attending concerts in Cardiff by train this summer.

Customers are being reminded to plan their journey in advance, allow extra time to board trains home safely and to check the time of their last train home using TfW’s JourneyCheck.

Transport for Wales will be providing additional capacity where possible on routes in and out of Cardiff for the Blackweir Live events but trains are expected to be busy, so please allow plenty of time for your journey.

Post-event queues for mainline rail services will be on Central Square and queues for Valleys services will be to the rear of the station. Pre and post-event revenue checks will be taking place at Cardiff Central so please ensure you have purchased your rail ticket before entering a queuing system.

Cathays station will close post-event at 10pm on each of the above dates. This is for the safety of all customers. Access will remain for those with accessibility requirements only and for customers alighting (exiting).

Penarth Road car park at Cardiff Central will be closed from 6am until midnight on the day of each event. Cardiff Bus Interchange will remain open for all concerts at Blackweir. The taxi rank on Saunders Road will remain open for these above events.

Park & Ride facilities

There is no park & ride facility for these events.

Civic Centre Event Day Parking (Cars and Coaches)

Getting there: Exit Junction 32 of the M4, head south on the A470 towards the city centre and follow signage to the civic centre.

Cost: £20 payable on the day for cars and £30 for coaches – card payments are also now available.

Parking time: The car park will open at 8am and closes at 12 midnight.

Sophia Gardens Event Day Parking (Cars)

Getting there: Exit junction 32 off the M4

Cost: £20 for cars and £30 for coaches – card payments are now available.

Parking time: Car park opens at 8am and closes at 12 midnight.

Please note: Sophia Gardens car park will be staffed until 7pm all vehicles are left on site at the owner’s risk. Cardiff Council will not be held responsible for any theft or damage to motor vehicles or personal possessions. Any vehicles left in the car park after closing time will be fined.

Bus

Local buses:

Bus services will be diverted while the city centre road closures are in place

Please visit the relevant bus operator’s website for more information about your specific bus routes.

For Cardiff Bus services, Cardiff Castle / Bute Park Concerts Summer 2025 – Cardiff Bus

For Stagecoach services, Cardiff Service Updates | Stagecoach

For Adventure Travel services, News | Adventure Travel

Coaches:

National Express coaches will use Sophia Gardens as usual.

Can you cycle or walk?

The cycleways and the pop-up cycleways within the road closure area will remain open for cyclists to use during the event, but North Road Cycleway will be diverted to facilitate the event set up and break down. On concert days a short diversion via a like for like bi-directional alternative route, will be in place. All diversions will be clearly signposted.

Shopping Parking

City centre car parks are also available: St David’s Cardiff, John Lewis & Partners, The Capitol Shopping Centre, NCP Adam Street, NCP Dumfries Place and NCP Greyfriars.

Disabled Parking

Disabled drivers are advised to park at the Civic Centre within the paid dedicated event parking, however Blue Badge parking is available via first come first serve along Park Place and Museum Place.